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Committee debates SB191 amendment to extend indoor campus expression protections, asks sponsor to correct drafting errors
Summary
Senators debated an engrossed amendment to SB191 that would allow state-supported higher-education institutions to designate indoor common areas for expressive activity while permitting reasonable time, place and manner restrictions; committee suspended rules to consider the amendment but asked the sponsor to correct drafting inconsistencies and return Monday.
The Senate Education Committee spent significant time on an engrossed amendment to Senate Bill 191 that would clarify how free-expression protections apply on state-supported college campuses.
Sponsor Senator Sullivan summarized the amendment, saying it would allow institutions to designate "indoor common areas generally open to all students and teachers for the purpose of congregating for social interaction" while preserving an institution’s ability to "maintain and enforce reasonable ...…
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